The Portland daily press., 1887-03-03
A Interesting Hearing Before the
Legislative Committee.
Mr.. John 3. Wright Tells How He OBJ
talned Diploma.
Complete Exposure Of Fraudulent
Medical University.
Or. York viii Have to Seek Pastures
New.
He Makes No Attempt at Defence.
The Eclectic college of Lewiston to
Surrender Its Charter.
Especial to the Press.l

AUGUSTA, March 2.
The investigation into the Maine Eclectic
Medical College and the Druidic University
both institutions located in Lewiston, began
in earnest this evening. There were in at
tendance large number Of spectators, as
well as persons who had been summoned by
the committee. The state was represented
by A. r. Savage, ESD, of Auburn, and ]. B.
Cotton, Esq, of Lewiston. George c. Wing
of Auburn, represented the Maine Eclectic
College. DIR. York had retained W. S. Choate
of Augusta. Lewiston and Auburn people
were very numerous. There was "Dr."
Samuel York, the arch bard Of the Druidic
University, Mrs. York. Miss Jennie A.
Leonard, young lady who resided with Dr.
York in Lewiston, and attended the 'Uniyer-
sity," DR.. James NJ. Buzzell of Portland,
first dean of the Maine Eclectic College, was
there, and Drs Wedgewood, Donayan, Hill,
Horr and Dixon of Lewiston, Drs Williams,
Sturgess, Skinner and Beade Of Auburn.
From the faculty of the Eclectic Medical
School were President j. M. Fernald,
Treasurer Atwood, formerly lecturer on
Jurisprudence, DR.. French, professor Of OBJ
stetrics; DR.. Harvey, professor of anatomy;
COL Cameron, treasurer of the institution,
and Dr. Batchellor of Machias, formerly
president of the State Eclectic Society.
When the committee was called to order
Senator Sleeper, chairman, said he had to
read to the committee remarkable docu-
ment which had been received by the Secre-
tary of State. Amid great merriment he
read the document which is as follows:
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House, AuQltstd Me.
Sir:-I have the honor to communicate to you
Lne following important decision Of the ultimate
council OF the general body Of American Druids in
conference to the Druidic corporation in Maine.
Inc following is a true copy Of the entry of the
same IN our chronicle:
CANAsEGRA, Allegheny Co., N. Y.,(
February 21, 1887. !
Be it known to all Avyes, Bards and Druids,
mate Co,,n @ cne 81 t41hhaeTsgned 1h tne Ut
orn Hemisphere, appointed to take action in ref
erence to the charter granted by the said Su-
University, in the year 1879, do hereby cancel
the said charter and recall the said State Of Maine
Druldic Garsedh together with the university ad-
Juhct. hatined by me, j. Davies, A. NJ. NJ. d.,
Arch Bard of the Supreme Garsedh A. c. Eurore
Presiding Bard Of the Chair of Canasegra. j. H.
L. X. Engleharf, NJ d., Presiding Bard of the
Chair OF Buffalo, L. ID. Hambet NJ. D., Presiding
Bara Of New Hampshire, Henry FTcndenthal,
calling OF the organization and canceing Of the
charter OF 1879 efectually make nun and Void the
civil act OF Incorporation of the DrudS OF Maine,
passed in 1880. j. DAVIES, nj. ID.
On the back of this extraordinary docu-
ment is this endorsement:
WHITNEY's CROSSING, Feb. 1S, 1887.
hereby approve of the within message under
the seal OF the Supreme Garsedh, and by my
name as Arch Bard of said Supreme Garsedh.
JAMES DAVIES, A. NJ, Nj. d.
Also on the back of this document is also
of tho fVroIva adn fol In
the Supreme Garsedh of the Western Hems-
phere in the summer solstice session Of 1882
Resolution number two is interesting:
"The officers to whom it belongs shall APP
prise all Druids of the absolute necessity of
avoiding any encounter with the ribald
elements of journalism, but rather to spurn
and condemn them, remembering that the
chief aim of large proportion Of what is
called the press is malicious representa-
tion, inhiction of unwarrantable injury
through lying and SANDER, and effecting the
disrepute and dishonor of the object of its
attack before the public by means of wanton
jeers and impudence."
Both face and back of this document
was embellished with large seals with sick
les, stars and anchors grouped around a
moose and setting forth in formal language
that the society had been Incorporated by the
Maine Legislature.
Mr.. Sleeper also read the following COM
munication in which the Eclectic college
offers to give up its charter
To the Joint Special Committee of the Legisla-
tire to ffresttgote the Maine Eclectic Medical
College:
On account of a lack of patronage, and for 9TH
er reasons, the board of trustees of the Maine
Eclectic college have determined to discontinue
the school at the close OF the present term. The
trustees now make this statement to the
committee that they will carry ont this
intention of not comforting degrees, and viii de-
poslt their chatter with the Secretary Of State
with an endorsement therein. The character
above indicated TO take effect June 1st 1887 said
charter with the endorsement to be submitted to
the committee at an adjourned meeting March 2,
1887.
J. NJ. FERNALD,